The problem with default judgments is enforcing them. This week, one was issued against Anna’s Archive. Good luck enforcing that one. Courtesy of beSpacific, I liked the history of the Internet Archive posted on Hackernoon. Finally, I liked Professor Guadamuz’s essay on why it is time for tech lawyers to shine again. Default Judgment Against…
Links for Week of January 16, 2026
This week, I liked security guru Bruce Schneier’s post about ways that LLM’s can be corrupted. Professor Grimmelmann posted his origin story about how he got into Internet law. Finally, Doug Dawson posted the December 2025 worldwide internet statistics. Ways to Corrupt LLM’s Origin Story Worldwide Internet Statistics as of December 2025
Links for Week of January 9, 2026
Happy New Year! This week, Professor Goldman posted his Internet Law Year in Review, which is always good reading. A new privacy law took effect in California for their residents only, the DROP (Delete Request and Opt-out Platform), requiring deletion by data brokers. Finally, it’s been a little while since the last post, so I…
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Happy Holidays to all! Regular posting will resume on January 9, 2026.
Links for Week of December 19, 2025
This week, it seems that the TikTok deal will be happening in 2026. Professor Goldman had a nice post about whether Robots.txt files can be legally binding. Finally, AI used in school security mistook a clarinet for a gun. Florida school officials plan to expand the use, saying the system worked as anticipated. TikTok Sale…
Links for Week of December 12, 2025
This week, I found out that someone I know is involved with this attempt to reclaim the Twitter trademarks from X, which the plaintiffs claim have been abandoned and thus ripe for the taking. Should be interesting to see how this plays out. Mark Palmer has a great article about how lawyers can ethically use…
Links for Week of December 5, 2025
This week, X became the first entity to be fined under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Oral arguments were held in the Cox Communications v. Sony Music case. Also, while not new this week, I came across the EFF’s post explaining why banning VPNs is not a good idea. Digital Services Act Oral Arguments in…
Links for Week of November 28, 2025
It’s a lighter week than normal due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Still, this week OpenAI responded to one of the lawsuits pending for wrongful death, claiming that the teen violated terms of service by discussing suicide with the bot. I’ve been following these cases, so sad. People, if you need to talk to someone, call…
Links for Week of November 21, 2025
This week, Meta prevailed in the antitrust case brought by the FTC. President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that would create an “AI Litigation Task Force” to take action against states that have imposed their own AI regulations. Finally, were you affected by the Cloudflare outage this week? I admired the candor and…
Links for Week of November 14, 2025
This week, a German court held Open AI responsible for copyright infringement of song lyrics. In other news, Open AI is objecting to an order requiring it to turn over 20 million user chats to the plaintiffs in a copyright case pending in New York. Finally, if you’re using a meme in your advertising, be…